Monophonic Texture
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Monophonic texture. Texture unison and monophonic unison. Music that has no chordal accompaniment is described as in unison. Its name comes from the greek words mono meaning one and phonic meaning relating to sound but what does that actually mean. In music monophony is the simplest of musical textures consisting of a melody or tune typically sung by a single singer or played by a single instrument player e g a flute player without accompanying harmony or chords many folk songs and traditional songs are monophonic.
When you describe the texture of a piece of music you are describing how much is going on in the music at any given moment. Chordal accompaniment is where different instruments or parts play or sing the same notes. The word comes from greek and literally means one sound this texture involves only one musical layer. Benward saker 2003 p.
It is a basic element of virtually all musical cultures. Type description visual audio monophonic. Monophonic texture includes a single melodic line with no accompaniment. In music monophonic texture is the simplest of the three main types of texture the other two being homophonic and polyphonic texture.
136 psms often double or parallel the pm they support benward saker 2003 p. Monophony musical texture made up of a single unaccompanied melodic line. A monophonic texture is when music only contains a melody line with no harmony it might be played by one person on their own or by many people playing the same melody. Music texture theory monophony or polyphony april 19 2012 september 22 2015 musictheory 2 comments.
Byzantine and gregorian chants the music of the medieval eastern and western churches respectively constitute the oldest written examples of monophonic repertory. 137 pop goes the weasel melody kliewer 1975 pp. Monophonic definition of or relating to monophony. Monophonic texture is the simplest and most basic texture.
You can learn more about. Texture is one of the basic elements of music. Polyphony is most commonly associated with baroque and renaissance music as well as the music of the composer johann sebastian bach.